When asked if a trip to Berkshire was on the cards, she replied “Ummm, not at the moment. Maybe”.

What are they coming to see?

If you go by tripadvisor, the most popular destination in Reading is Basildon Park, and you can see why people would fly thousands of miles to take in its lovely walks and bask in the glory of the fact that the 2005 version of the classic Pride and Prejudice was filmed there, as was the 2016 film Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

Oddly, number three in tripadvisor's top 10 things to do in Reading list is “Reading Station”.

A spectacular building for sure, but we’d be a bit sceptical if people were coming in droves just to see a station.